A Tactical Surrender
Court was not what I had expected. My sister is a lawyer and she agreed to represent us. Before we got to court she tried…
Read MoreThe Battle for Services
The process of getting my son approved for services has been an uphill battle and I am sure that most mothers raising differently abled children…
Read MoreA New Year- The Launching of D.A.M.E.S.
This past year has been the year of D.A.M.E.S. A year of total dedication to the goal of creating an empowerment society for mothers who…
Read MoreBirthdays
Both of my children were born in November. On top of that my sisters son was born in December. So between birthdays and holidays those…
Read MoreFinding success with our IEP team.
Finding success with our IEP team. (For those of you who don’t know an IEP is an Individual Education Plan. They are provided to students…
Read MoreMatt’s point of view
Michele shared a lot of her experiences with our children and our journey with Autism from a Mother’s experience and she really wanted me to…
Read MoreSensitive Santa
This holiday season the Autism Society of Greater Phoenix put on two Sensitive Santa Events. D.A.M.E.S. was happy to participate and provide a game and…
Read MoreMaria 3 of 3 An atypical child- CRAP
I cried all the way home. The road was blur through my tears. I called husband and told him- he was in shock, my family…
Read MoreMaria 2 of 3 A typical child or an atypical child?
In order for Maria to be allowed into the SARRC community school she was screened using The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) exam. We signed…
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